The Degrammaticalization of the English To-Infinitive and Parameter-Resetting. Shin, S. 언어, 46(1):165–188, March, 2021.
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The investigation of the English to -infinitive through diachronic versions of the Gospel of Luke clearly shows that the to -infinitive undergoes both grammaticalization and degrammaticalization. The grammaticalization of the English to -infinitive occurred in Middle English (ME), followed by degrammaticalization in Early Modern English (ENE) and Present-day English (PE), in which to - infinitives are not preceded by for or any preposition. This leads us to conclude that grammaticalization is not unidirectional or irreversible. With the grammaticalization and degrammaticalization of the to -infinitive and changes of the status of markedness concerning for to -infinitives from Old English (OE) through ME and ENE to PE, it is asserted that language change is achieved through parameter-resetting mediated by markedness.
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	title = {The {Degrammaticalization} of the {English} {To}-{Infinitive} and {Parameter}-{Resetting}},
	volume = {46},
	issn = {1229-4039},
	url = {https://www.dbpia.co.kr},
	abstract = {The investigation of the English to -infinitive through diachronic versions of the Gospel of Luke clearly shows that the to -infinitive undergoes both grammaticalization and degrammaticalization. The grammaticalization of the English to -infinitive occurred in Middle English (ME), followed by degrammaticalization in Early Modern English (ENE) and Present-day English (PE), in which to - infinitives are not preceded by for or any preposition. This leads us to conclude that grammaticalization is not unidirectional or irreversible. With the grammaticalization and degrammaticalization of the to -infinitive and changes of the status of markedness concerning for to -infinitives from Old English (OE) through ME and ENE to PE, it is asserted that language change is achieved through parameter-resetting mediated by markedness.},
	language = {en},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2024-07-19},
	journal = {언어},
	author = {Shin, Sungkyun},
	month = mar,
	year = {2021},
	pages = {165--188},
}

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